Despite the homage, there’s little substance here. It’s got all the tropes of classic English punk rock, plus the glorious genderf*ck fashion moments. Oliver: “Stripper” wouldn’t be out of place as a B-side on a lost Sex Pistols 12-inch vinyl.
But delivered by Achille it just sucks you in. Performed by anyone else this would come off as bland and banal. It’s a statement on sexual freedom and liberation that helps distract from what is ultimately a mediocre, if catchy, pop-punk rock song. He uses every inch of his form to great effect for “Stripper” - performing with an open jacket and slipping his thumb beneath his underwear line. From the heavily-tattooed body to a face that smacks of an ancient Roman statue, he cuts a striking figure - and one that blurs notions of modern and retro, man and woman. William: Achille Lauro is among the most arresting artists of the year. Since the message here is not that clear for me, all I can appreciate is Achille sticking to his native language and performing well, which doesn’t leave me scoring this one with too many points. Achille is a unique and good performer, yet the song doesn’t do it for me and I feel like we’ve heard this kind of song many times before. I really tried, I read the lyrics in English, I watched this performance a few times, but I just don’t get it. Maybe that’s a bad starting point for me to evaluate this song. Ron: You know what? I really love Britney, but I don’t like rock. Listening to it, you want to jump up and down, headbang and have a good time – all the marks of a great rock song and incidentally a strong Eurovision entry too. Where other rock entries this year sound behind the times, “Stripper” is pushing things forward.
Can we do the same to build our dogs’ confidence? Also: Should we trust our pets to be good judges of character in potential partners? Annie offers her answer.Angus: Sex on legs! “Stripper” is a welcome shot in the arm, rippling with life, full of enlivening guitars and brought together in fantastic form by Achille Lauro. While many of their techniques do not constitute “good” dog training, we can draw parallels between how they create positive associations in others to make themselves appear trustworthy.
The story leads Annie to think aloud about how genius manipulators use coercion, punishment and classical conditioning in order to get the behaviors they want from their victims. The Netflix docuseries ‘Bad Vegan,’ is about the owner of a raw food restaurant (which happened to be located on Annie's street) who was conned out of millions of dollars by a narcissistic sociopath who claimed he could make her dog immortal.
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